HANDED DOWN Synonyms: 122 Similar and Opposite Words

handed down

verb

past tense of hand down

as in passed (down)

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as in informed

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Only 100% participation ensures that I am informed, accountable, and able to advocate effectively on behalf of the community in every aspect of county governance.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
That poll showed Rasner — who won 24% of the vote in his 2024 challenge to now-Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso — trailing Gray by single digits, but losing support after voters were informed of his sexuality.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of informed

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The epicenter of the current outbreak is in Michigan, which has reported more than 1,000 cases since June, including 44 people who were hospitalized.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
During the roughly 15-month span before his inauguration, the agency reported 118 arrests in the county.

— Mathew Miranda July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of reported

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Corrections officials began their search and notified local law enforcement, according to a news release.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
After the next of kin has been notified, the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the identity of the woman who died.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Definition of notified

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The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

— Daniel Yue, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
Beijing has described the test as a routine military exercise but has not disclosed the type of missile used or its exact flight path.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of disclosed

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The experiments revealed signatures of the non-Hermitian skin effect, where quantum states concentrate near one end of the system instead of remaining evenly distributed.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Ignoring the counsel of family, friends and political advisors who, to a person, warned against it, Huffman revealed his religious disbelief in a series of statements and interviews in November 2017.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of revealed

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But the dark side of her fame manifested in the relentless scrutiny that Caroline faced from both the media and the public.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
The industrial impulse that welcomed this hardy blackberry also manifested in Burbank’s vision for the future of American society.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2026

Definition of manifested

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The two had a whirlwind meeting at Mardi Gras in New Orleans in 2011, which Brie divulged on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2020.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
Earlier that day, during breakfast below juniper and olive trees at hotel restaurant Gli Olivastri, all-knowing maître d Claudio, who moved to Sardinia in 1989, divulged a few of his favorite swimming spots in La Maddalena.

— Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026

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